UPDATED! Director, stars discuss how the flick found its winning formula to become the most profitable movie ever
Box office phenomenon "Paranormal Activity" is reaching supernatural-caliber success, and the film's director and stars are discussing how the project found its winning formula. "Paranormal Activity" has just surpassed "The Blair Witch Project" to become the most profitable movie ever; its box of ...
Read MoreFirst season will be 13 episodes, already surpassing British version
After a very successful run on BBC Three in the United Kingdom, Syfy in the United States decided it was time to get into the "Being Human" action, ordering 13 episodes of the series to run on Syfy by Summer 2010. "'Being Human' is a smart, contemporary, young and imaginative series that reflects ...
Read MoreWriter-director Anthony DiBlasi discusses the adaption of Clive Barker's short story
'Dread' writer-director Anthony DiBlasi recently touched on his film's genesis while walking the red carpet at the premiere of Lionsgate's 'Saw VI.' Based on a short story from Clive Barker's Books of Blood collection, the After Dark Horrorfest flick hits theaters Jan. 29. The film follows a g ...
Read MoreActress plays Marge Thompson, who helped fry Fred Krueger
"A Nightmare on Elm Street" actress Connie Britton recently revealed her initial unease about taking on a horror genre project during an interview with the NY Post. Britton ("Friday Night Lights") plays Marge Thompson, a member of a group of disgruntled parents who corners suspected child killer ...
Read MoreExecutive producer discusses the hit HBO series, inclusion of more gay characters
"True Blood" executive producer Alan Ball recently discussed the allure behind his hit HBO series and the inclusion of more gay characters in Season 3. Ball penned the Academy Award -winning screenplay for "American Beauty" and spearheaded HBO's Emmy-winning drama "Six Feet Under" before moving o ...
Read MorePLUS: Get highlights from upcoming episodes of 'Vampire Diaries' from The CW
So how about a little party -- and maybe a reunion -- to celebrate your last night on Earth? That's something the Winchester Brothers could be doing on "Supernatural" before the end of November sweeps. But will that including sending Lucifer back to hell? The CW has released details of its Nov ...
Read MoreSteve Niles discusses the cinematic incarnation of his bloody vampire comic
"30 Days of Night: Dark Days" co-writer Steve Niles is pleased with the liberating nature of the film's direct-to-DVD route. The sequel to 2007's "30 Days of Night" -- based on Niles' IDW Publishing comic -- started filming Tuesday in Vancouver, Canada, which will serve as a stand in for the tale ...
Read MoreWell, that shouldn't be too much of a surprise ... it's the network's highest-rated show
Looking for a lot more blood-sucking drama on The CW? Well, you're going to get it. The little-network-that-could has given a full season pickup to "Vampire Diaries," ensuring that 22 episodes of the show will be made. It premiered Sept. 10 in the timeslot that for years was held by "Smallville," ...
Read MoreMarcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton preview new sequel, which opens Friday
"Saw VI" writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton are confident they have a winning formula for the franchise's latest sequel, which opens in theaters, Friday. Having scripted "Saw IV" and "Saw V," the writing duo behind "The Collector" and the "Feast" trilogy are getting their footing "on what ...
Read MoreFact-based thriller explores an ongoing alien abduction mystery in Alaska
Unexplained disappearances lead Milla Jovovich to investigate decades of alien abductions in Gold Circle Films' "The 4th Kind," which opens in theaters Nov. 6. 1n 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. ...
Read MoreJohn Carpenter returns to the directing chair after long break
An official synopsis and an early promotional poster of John Carpenter's new horror film The Ward was released this week. With such classics as Halloween and The Thing on his mantle, Carpenter returns after an eight year break following his 2001 flick Ghosts of Mars. 'The Ward' is the kind of ...
Read MoreStar addresses the buzz surrounding the 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' remake and the attempts to finalize the villain's creepy voice. Haley is thrilled with director Samuel Bayer's work.
Jackie Earle Haley is talking about his role as the dream-stalker Fred Krueger in the upcoming "A Nightmare on Elm Street" remake. Haley attended the Spike TV 2009 Scream Awards, and took a moment to discuss his role as Krueger and the buzz surrounding the film. The Scream Awards -- honoring the ...
Read MoreFreshman drama scares up best audience since Sept. 24
After two weeks of playing second fiddle to "America's Next Top Model," the new The CW horror drama "Vampire Diaries" is the king of the network once again, earning a 2.4 rating/4 share, according to Fast National ratings from The Nielsen Co. That was the best audience for the show since Sept. 24 ...
Read MoreThe ratings measurement tool developed and used by Rabid Doll's parent shows how many viewers a show retains
It's an audience measurement Airlock Alpha and the BlipNetwork has used for more than two years. But now it has a new name. The Stability Index Rating, which compares a television show's highest overnight viewing audience against its average, has been rebranded to the Audience Loyalty Index, or t ...
Read More'Splatter' looks to viewers to vote on who lives, who dies
Renowned horror filmmaker Roger Corman has teamed with Netflix, Inc., to launch the three-part web series Splatter, Oct. 29. And he is asking the public to vote on the fate of its characters. Conceived and produced by Corman (Little Shop of Horrors, Pit and the Pendulum), Splatter is co-produced ...
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